Tripoli, IA Climate

Tripoli, IA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature during the summer months is around 86 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average low temperature in winter is around 17 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation in Tripoli averages roughly 35 inches per year, with snowfall totaling around 20 inches annually. The area is mostly sunny throughout the year, with an average of 190 days of sunshine each year.

Tripoli, Iowa gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tripoli averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Tripoli. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tripoli gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Tripoli is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.1 Winter

June, August and September are the most pleasant months in Tripoli, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Tripoli, Iowa	United States
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	Unlock	106.2 days
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	82.1°	85.8°
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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Tripoli with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Iowa. In Tripoli, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tripoli are June, August and July.

In Tripoli, there are 8.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Iowa.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Tripoli with an average of 6.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

In Tripoli, there are 156.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Iowa.

In Tripoli, there are 25.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Iowa.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Tripoli but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in Tripoli with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.8 inches in Tripoli means that it is wetter than most places in Iowa.

May is the rainiest month in Tripoli with 10.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.4 rainy days. There are 97.4 rainy days annually in Tripoli, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 33.8 inches in Tripoli means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Tripoli with 9.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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